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Published in: Neurological Sciences 6/2019

01-06-2019 | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | Brief Communication

Attenuation of ALS progression during pregnancy—lessons to be learned or just a coincidence?

Authors: Mirea Hancevic, Hrvoje Bilic, Barbara Sitas, Gordana Pavlisa, Fran Borovecki, Ivana Munitic, Ervina Bilic

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 6/2019

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Abstract

ALS is the most frequent motor neuron disorder in adults with suggested complex relationship regarding gender. Studies investigating ALS and hormones have provided varying results. ALS onset during pregnancy is uncommon and pregnancy after the ALS symptom onset is even rarer. We present three patients with the onset of ALS symptoms before or during pregnancy and propose a putative disease modifying mechanism leading to attenuation of disease progression that we observed during the pregnancies.
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Metadata
Title
Attenuation of ALS progression during pregnancy—lessons to be learned or just a coincidence?
Authors
Mirea Hancevic
Hrvoje Bilic
Barbara Sitas
Gordana Pavlisa
Fran Borovecki
Ivana Munitic
Ervina Bilic
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-03748-z

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